Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Difference of lung cancer and tuberculosis


Difference of lung cancer and tuberculosis?

Cancer - 3 Answers
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1 :
really? TB is a freaking infection and lung cancer is when your cells replicate uncontrollably.
2 :
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection.. Cancer is a disease of the genes. A malignant tumor or neoplasm characterized by the proliferation of anaplastic cells that tend to invade surrounding tissue and metastasize to new body sites.
3 :
Tuberculosis is an infectious, non-malignant disease of the lungs caused by the microbial agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Lung cancer is a malignant, invasive growth of the lung tissues with a tendency to spread [metastasize] to distant organs. The main culprit is smoking, though exposure to secondhand smoke and asbestos can also trigger it



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